aesthete
UK/'i:sθi:t/US
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Definitions
n.
A person who has a strong appreciation of beauty and art
审美家;唯美主义者;爱美之人
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedaesthet (perception of beauty) + -e (noun) = "one whose senses are tuned to beauty." An aesthete loves and pursues art and good taste, sometimes valuing beauty above usefulness.
Root aesthet still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.a true aesthete真正的唯美主义者
- 2.refined aesthete品味精致的审美家
Example Sentences
- 1.
A true aesthete, he furnished every room with care for beauty.
- 2.
The poet was an aesthete who lived for art alone.